SANTA FE, N.M. (AP) — A retired Albuquerque educator and a longtime labor union activist are taking over the leadership of the House Education Committee, which will handle school improvement proposals advocated by Republican Gov. Susana Martinez. House...

LAS CRUCES, N.M. (AP) — Authorities in New Mexico have arrested a man who had five plastic bags of methamphetamine, heroin and crack cocaine taped to his underwear. Las Cruces police say 31-year-old Sean Paul Halpern is being held in the Dona Ana County...

ALAMOGORDO, N.M. (AP) — One of two New Mexico girls accused of killing their foster mother will face a murder trial after a plea agreement was scrapped, a newspaper reported. Desiree Linares and fellow 16-year-old Alexis Shields are accused of smothering...

SANTA FE, N.M. (AP) — Santa Fe officials are considering a big increase in the city’s current penalty for jaywalking after backing off from an even stiffer penalty. The City Council’s public safety committee is endorsing a traffic code amendment...

FARMINGTON, N.M. (AP) — Speakers from major oil companies and the U.S. Department of Energy are expected to participate in a conference on the potential for shale oil production in the San Juan Basin. The conference is scheduled to be held March 18-19 at...

ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (AP) — An economist says one reason why New Mexico’s unemployment rate is only 6.2 percent could be because some people leave the state to find work elsewhere. University of New Mexico economist Lee Reynis says natural population...

ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (AP) — Members of Four Corners gang and drug law enforcement units are earning praise from Homeland Security Investigations. The investigative arm of U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement is scheduled Wednesday to recognize agents with...

CARLSBAD, N.M. (AP) — After two area businessmen each earned his pilot’s license on Dec. 21, their instructor, Jim Ballard, of Carlsbad, was button-popping proud of their performances. “It’s such a huge accomplishment,” he said,...